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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
4
Mrs. D L Cline Frank Furnas Miss Pearl Furnas and others from Letts visit the city for shopping and social calls. Bond's China Store promotes dinner sets and fancy ware while Wilson's Shoe Store markets holiday footwear. The Muscatine Poultry association meets John Robbins office at 7 30 pm.
The prayer service at the McKee and Bliven Button factory noon today was a success. C. F. McFarland of Keokuk Iowa spoke on proper living and outlined benefits of lead a Bible class will be formed with weekly meetings at the shop.
The premier basketball team of the association prepares for the holidays tour. Physical Director Johnson of the local Y M C A has arranged a game with the Boone Y M C A team and a Company M game at Fairfield. An open date remains January 2 for a possible Highland Park contest. The team trains regularly and is in excellent condition for the tour.
About one hundred employees heard a discourse on Christian living and strong interest followed. Miss Marie Schmidt and Miss Laura Porter gave vocal selections. A shop Bible class was formed with Rev. H F Martin to lead weekly, and Hugh Jameson to start a class at the Hirsch button plant, with Roach & Musser Sash and Door works to follow.
W F Hacker former Muscatine resident and long time sales manager at American Sash and Door in St Joseph resigns to become manager of the Paraffine Paint Company in Kansas City. He will start Monday but will delay moving his family from 2203 Francis Street until his home is sold.
A justice court this morning dismissed the case between Frank Schaefer and Nina Tiffany a cigar seller at the Commercial hotel. Tiffany alleged coercion during a room discussion with Schaefer and his wife but witnesses testified she was not mistreated and Judge Coster ruled for the defendant.
The Y W C A will hold a union service for women at the Baptist church at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon replacing the Gospel meeting at the rooms. Special music is planned and attendees should bring the tabernacle song books. Those willing to assist but not with the Booster Committee should meet Saturday at 7 30 for name assignments.
Des Moines Iowa December 20 The jury convicted J C Cain of first degree murder in the death of Charles H Morris chief owner of the Enterprise mining camp after a threat over liquor sales Cain killed Morris during negotiations for his removal from camp The jury recommended life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.
A Hahn Brothers horse with a broken leg was shot on the corner of Towa Avenue and Third Street after it weakened from a prior slip. The animal could not move and was killed to end its suffering.
In Teheran on December 20 priests intervened and pledged a satisfactory solution, prompting opposing factions to disperse and villagers to return home for a second time amid the Persian capital crisis.
Richard Noelck, cashier of August Saehn & Co in Chicago, has vanished. Saehn begins paying depositors with personal checks as the bank with $80,000 in deposits faces an unresolved disappearance involving the cashier who was Saehn's adopted son.
The department of agriculture released a bulletin detailing crop conditions. Washington reports winter wheat at 28,132,000 bushels, spring wheat 17,079,000, corn 99,931,000, and oats 31,837,000, reflecting nationwide yields.
Columbus Junction Iowa December 20 Mr and Mrs James Allicks and their young son were severely burned when a kerosene oil spill on a kitchen range ignited. The child climbed onto the stove, oil soaked clothing caught fire, and the parents were burned while rescuing him.
The Pythian Sisters plan a special meeting Saturday at 2 30 PM at Mrs. John Ellis home 312 East Third Street Business of importance will be trans acted.
Willie Hoppe just back from Europe says he will challenge the champions Schaefer and Sutton for the 18.1 and 18.2 titles with matches of 1809 points, lasting three to five nights. Ora Morningstar alleges a championship trust aims to keep the titles, while Hoppe is regarded as America's top 18.1 balk line player. Also includes a Neander anecdote about bringing “one work” to Carlsbad, misinterpreted by a physician.
Gustave Kammel, 73, a farmer near Miller, is arrested for allegedly murdering his wife by poisoning oatmeal. After his arrest Kammel swore out a warrant charging his son with the crime. Mrs. Kammel, 72, had divorce proceedings pending.
A massive blast at a military powder magazine in Palermo last evening caused several smaller detonations. The fires consumed collapsed houses and an emigrants lodging house, killing twenty five people and injuring about one hundred. The town was left in panic as flames spread and more buildings fell.
Mrs. G Kleist visited her parents Mr and Mrs Chas Mewes near Illinois. Mr and Mrs J Milton of Rock Island stay this week with their parents Mr and Mrs J H Hesser and Mr and Mrs Wm Milton near Eliza. Mr and Mrs Wm Hessler of Illinois City spent Sunday with mother Mrs S J Schell. J Schell and son Raymond of Bay Island visited mother Mrs S J. Jessie Deakman transacted business in Rock Island Monday then stayed overnight at Buffalo with cousin Mrs E Rosenbaugh.
Rita Marez violinist and Bob Jarvis the Kid from the Village perform in song and dance with a monologue. Tonight features Southern Romance and The Scheme That Failed. Children’s Bargain Matinee Saturday at 5c. Souvenirs for ladies Tuesday and Thursday matinees. Evening shows at 7 8 and 9 p.m. Admission 10c.
A lengthy quotation from Chambers' Journal surveys marriage as a topic for epigrams. It cites old ballads about a guilty man to be hanged and modern verses warning pauses before marriage. Samuel Lover is noted for a sharp line on second marriages as a "triumph of hope over experience."
Lord Iverdale orders Haskins to pursue a burglar after a maid reports a man at the safe in the library. The lord retrieves a revolver from his desk as he prepares to search quietly, hoping not to alarm the ladies.
John Roach, who has been attending school at Notre Dame Indiana, is in the city visiting with his parents Mr and Mrs William Roach of Mulberry Avenue.
A Bedouin sheik in Algeria thanks French engineers for his house after contact with the Trench. He says since his house was finished none of his sheep are lost, as he locks them inside each night. He adds he himself sleeps only in a tent.
Gobsa Golde exits his ninety horsepower car and seeks to buy a ring. The clerk offers a two ruby heart ring, but the aged winner of wealth rejects it, claiming the girl loves him for his money.
In rural Korea a practice called the packing off of widows sees a widower and friends raid a village to seize a young widow and marry her, a custom noted among farming folk.
Audience antics erupted after a performance of Hamlet last night when a performer held a prop skull and quipped about Yorick. The remark drew jeers and a brief disturbance as fans reacted to the line.
A brief note profiles a young woman who teaches arithmetic in a primary school. Her approach emphasizes small, daily progress and practical learning to boost student confidence and understanding.
A terse quip by Aner Smith warns against chasing glory or costly pursuits, noting that nothing is as expensive as a cow. The remark reflects a rustic or rural context and a pragmatic view of value.
Miss Adda Smull departs this noon for Moline after a several day visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Smull on Orange street in town.
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